Environment

The Technopole is just 10 minutes from the international city of Geneva. Home to 80 international organisations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva is the United Nation’s second biggest centre with the headquarters of the World Trade Organisation and the World Health Organisation. The lake-side city is also host to some of the world’s biggest multinationals such as Dupont, Motorola and Procter & Gamble. A major international financial centre, Geneva also boasts a world-class university and an already significant scientific community bolstered by the presence of CERN, the European nuclear research laboratory.

The proximity of Geneva makes Archamps a Technopole with a difference. Resolutely European, but firmly placed in Geneva’s sphere of influence, Archamps has proved the natural choice, as a base for developing European and international markets, for world-focused companies such as Invensys, Volvo Compact Equipment or Amkor Technology.

Visitors to Haute-Savoie remark upon its long-established enterprise culture, as well as on the Haut-Savoyards’ feel for business opportunities and their willingness to deal on an international stage. This combination has allowed Haut-Savoyard businesses to become world-leaders in their markets (Evian, Salomon, ...). This economic dynamism is maintained by a plethora of small businesses engaged in international commerce, principally with Switzerland, Italy and Germany – 40% of jobs in Haute-Savoie are directly related to export markets.

The natural beauty of the territory lying between Lake Geneva, Lake Annecy and Mont Blanc is truly exceptional and, indeed, Haute-Savoie regularly tops nationwide quality-of-life surveys. It’s no surprise then that Haute-Savoie attracts more tourists, summer and winter combined, than any other French département. No surprise either that it also attracts highly skilled and forward-looking men and women whose professional qualities complement a desire to live life to the full in one of Europe’s most stunning natural landscapes.